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A Web 2.0 tool for your PPT. Check it out and let me know what you think. Another tool in a sea of many, or useful?

The World Bank announces new Open Access Policy and Open Knowledge Repository The World Bank has announced a new Open Access Policy! Effective July 1, 2012, the Open Access Policy requires that all research outputs and knowledge products published by the Bank be licensed Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY) as a default.

I am not sure if its Web 2.0 either, although I suspect not, but its awesome. Indespensible. Thanks for sharing.

This is a repeat! Sorry! Vanessa posted this earlier in the course.

Mobile Moodle app moving to HTML5 more... Upcoming MoodleMoots around the world more... 1st Moodle Research Conference - September 2012 more...

I have checked out Moodle before and have read articles that seems to favor this over Blackboard. However, even though its free, it may be a challenge for some universities to switch over. The hidden costs are high.

I used Moodle for several years at my former school, in Spain. It's a great LMS, not too different from Blackboard. It's free but, at a school level you still have to have an IT department for the maintenance, or pay an external administrator. If I were a principal, I would choose Moodle over Blackboard.

After checking out Vanessa's post on Creative Commons, I googled the title of this post and found an easy to read article that sheds some light as to the power of our tools and providing Open Education. There is mention of C.C. as I think the two are interlinked. When I see stuff like this, it gives me hope that we're moving in the right direction (maybe taking a side step or two along the way).

Good journal for articles on Web 2.0 topics -- in a variety of settings/with a variety of populations

a good talk on Web2.0

List of folks/organizations in education who use twitter -- some may be of interest to you

Creative Commons is a way of protecting the rights to your work as you share it online. It's an alternate to traditional copyright, and it has a variety of options (including remixing) for permissions/use. Flickr makes use of CC licenses, as do many repositories. Totally worth checking out.

This, among other things, is taking our very restrictive concept of ownership to a much more productive and logical level, especially in this age of global knowledge. Many praises for CC.

In response to Denise's reply to my Second Life post, I found this to give further illustrations on using virtual learning.

This takes the popular Inspiration concept/mind mapping one step further : Designed for professionals and college students, WebspirationPRO™ is a visual thinking and cloud-computing productivity tool, dedicated to promoting success in a knowledge-based society. WebspirationPRO gives you everything you need to brainstorm ideas, organize information, solve problems, plan projects, write, study and communicate more effectively. With WebspirationPRO, work is always available and securely stored online.

Easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more! Save Thousands Compared to Visio Gliffy's intuitive drag-and-drop interface combines the power of traditional desktop software with the lightweight, low learning curve and flexible features of today's most popular browser-based applications. No Compatibility or Access Issues Gliffy works through your web browser, it's Mac and PC friendly.

Gliffy looks awesome! Wish I had known about it in the beginning of the summer. I would have used in it my trends and issues class. There's still a couple more weeks of class, so I may get my chance. If not, I'm sure it will come in handy for a future class.

This is really cool. I stumbled on Webspriation PRO and used that for this weeks assignment which is similar to this. Does this have collaboration tools and chatting like Webs. Pro?

Interesting site that explores the future of teaching and Web 2.0. I think the creator of this site did a good job making it easy for educators who are not technologically savvy.

I like the idea of a "teacher tech smackdown" -- would love to have IS faculty do this, although we're probably too small in number to have it be meaningful.

Of course, this ridiculously easy to use free survey tool, which many are already familiar with, could be used to vote as well. I have used this on class projects and it just doesn't get any simplier. A must. Create and publish online surveys in minutes, and view results graphically and in real time. SurveyMonkey provides free online questionnaire and survey software.

What about Google Form? I never created any survey with SurveyMonkey, but worked with Google Form with my students, I always had a positive experience.

I've used both, numerous times, and I have to say I think Qualtrics is a much better product with greater functionality. :)

Thought this could be a good tool for teachers lets say if they had a competition and wanted the class to vote on a winner. A self-run online voting solution. It is time to rethink the way we run elections. It is time for an easy-to-use, online election solution that allows you to execute flawless voting while connecting your membership with your organization. It is time for myDirectVote - self-administered online voting software for your organization.

Some more ideas on things to use for schools.

Here is the game I used for my assignment this week. Warning: it's really addictive.

A blog on produsage and how it allows people to be a part of the social media they consume.

This is a podcast from The Happiness Lab about how to establish good screen habits during COVID-19. Enjoy it!

This is what my family needs right now!